While tending the ‘ditch’ where Kalei died is beyond difficult, every now and then someone stops to offer condolences, a helping hand or just meeting a need to connect with me. Regardless of the reason, those acts of kindness always make this task a bit easier to bear.

Yesterday I received two such gifts…one from a man who stopped to say he was one of the first people who came upon the crash. He said, “I wish I could have done more.” The second was from a RCMP constable who stopped to ask if he could help me work on the cross. Those moments are very special to me as I am reminded of something good in a place that does not have a lot of that.